Tag Archives: Self-realization
Thinking has so far never been able to solve the human problems of war, conflict, suffering. And what about basic questions like: Who are we? and Why are we here? Thought comes up with these questions but can thinking answer them? There must be another approach to life besides the mental approach. As a spiritual mentor recently pointed out to me, humanity is in a process of transition from thinking to being. When I was in high school, I did…..
My first semester in college, I signed up for a philosophy class. The professor was short and stocky, had long hair and an attitude of defiance, even anger, which, I guess, was a sign of the times—it was 1968 and colleges were filled with defiant, angry people. I still remember the sound of his cowboy boots as he stomped up the aisle to the chalk board. I was already intimidated. “Who are you?” he wrote, the chalk clicking loudly against…..
